Ligue 1: Blanc's Bordeaux targeting historic Treble

Girondins Bordeaux, at home to
Ligue 1 strugglers Boulogne on Saturday (1800 GMT), are strong
enough to become the first French side to land an unprecedented
domestic treble, said coach Laurent Blanc.

The runaway Ligue 1 leaders, who won the league and League
Cup double last season, have also targeted the French Cup in
this campaign and dream of becoming the first side to claim all
three trophies in the same year.

"Whatever the conditions, we approach every game to win
it," Blanc, whose side have reached the French Cup last 16 and the
League Cup quarter-finals, told reporters.

"We have a squad that enables us to play for all three
competitions and we are making progress," the 1998 World
Cup-winning defender added.

Defender Matthieu Chalme is equally confident. "We all
believe the Treble is possible," he told French sports daily
L'Equipe. "We have a very healthy squad. We're not there to
create trouble but to win titles together."

Bordeaux, who have also reached the knockout stages of the
Champions League, are eight points clear of second-placed
Montpellier in Ligue 1 and on paper look too strong for
Boulogne, promoted for the first time this season and second
from bottom.

Surprise package Montpellier, back in the top flight after
a long spell in the second division, face a test at home to
fourth-placed Olympique Marseille on Saturday (2000 GMT).

Paris St Germain, lying a miserable 11th, 18 points off the
pace, visit seven-times champions Olympique Lyon on Sunday
(2000 GMT) knowing that only a good result can calm down their
fans.

At recent matches, PSG supporters have vented their anger
at main shareholders Colony Capital, accusing them of not
investing enough in the Paris club.

"I understand your frustration, I accept criticism and I'm
ready to hear everything," Sebastien Bazin, managing director
in Europe for Colony Capital, an investment firm, wrote to the
PSG fans in an open letter released on the club website.

"The club's recent results are not up to your expectations
or mine," he added. "Like you, I suffer from this and am far
from happy with the current situation."

Colony Capital would keep putting money into the troubled
Paris club, who have won the last of their two Ligue 1 titles
in 1994, Bazin confirmed, while welcoming other would-be
investors.